x^2+18x+71=9

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Solution for x^2+18x+71=9 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 18x + 71 = 9

Reorder the terms:
71 + 18x + x2 = 9

Solving
71 + 18x + x2 = 9

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
71 + -9 + 18x + x2 = 9 + -9

Combine like terms: 71 + -9 = 62
62 + 18x + x2 = 9 + -9

Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0
62 + 18x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '-62' to each side of the equation.
62 + 18x + -62 + x2 = 0 + -62

Reorder the terms:
62 + -62 + 18x + x2 = 0 + -62

Combine like terms: 62 + -62 = 0
0 + 18x + x2 = 0 + -62
18x + x2 = 0 + -62

Combine like terms: 0 + -62 = -62
18x + x2 = -62

The x term is 18x.  Take half its coefficient (9).
Square it (81) and add it to both sides.

Add '81' to each side of the equation.
18x + 81 + x2 = -62 + 81

Reorder the terms:
81 + 18x + x2 = -62 + 81

Combine like terms: -62 + 81 = 19
81 + 18x + x2 = 19

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 9)(x + 9) = 19

Calculate the square root of the right side: 4.358898944

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 9) equal to 4.358898944 and -4.358898944.

Subproblem 1

x + 9 = 4.358898944 Simplifying x + 9 = 4.358898944 Reorder the terms: 9 + x = 4.358898944 Solving 9 + x = 4.358898944 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-9' to each side of the equation. 9 + -9 + x = 4.358898944 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + x = 4.358898944 + -9 x = 4.358898944 + -9 Combine like terms: 4.358898944 + -9 = -4.641101056 x = -4.641101056 Simplifying x = -4.641101056

Subproblem 2

x + 9 = -4.358898944 Simplifying x + 9 = -4.358898944 Reorder the terms: 9 + x = -4.358898944 Solving 9 + x = -4.358898944 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-9' to each side of the equation. 9 + -9 + x = -4.358898944 + -9 Combine like terms: 9 + -9 = 0 0 + x = -4.358898944 + -9 x = -4.358898944 + -9 Combine like terms: -4.358898944 + -9 = -13.358898944 x = -13.358898944 Simplifying x = -13.358898944

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {-4.641101056, -13.358898944}

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